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The CTC Thursday Ride Group have cycled from Ratcliffe Lane/Long Lane (near Kegworth) to Clifton along the relatively traffic free route of the old A453. This   Has been replaced by this   Which is now only an access road to Barton in Fabis and a link between Barton and Thrumpton. The new A453 dual… Continue reading A Vision of the Future – Derby to Nottingham Green Corridor

Derbyshire County Council is proposing changes in how they handle reports of issues relating to Rights of Way and are asking for the public to provide their views on the proposed changes. Please visit this link and provide your input. My personal view is that the proposals mean that anything of “priority B” or lower… Continue reading Derbyshire Public Rights of Way review

See this link for details of free bike maintenance workshops being offered by Halfords during August. Not many places so book quickly if you’re interested. Halfords shops offering workshops include those at Wyvern and Kingsway.  

Consultation – what do you think about the proposed cycle routes? DCG has met with the project team and is impressed with the quality of the routes proposed, which includes a new 4m wide bridge over the A52 and believe the new routes around Wyvern will help people wishing to cycle to work in the… Continue reading A52 Wyvern: Cycle Bridge and New Cycle Routes – Consultation

The draft Derbyshire Cycling Plan has been developed by a range of partners across all of Derbyshire. This high level plan aims to get more people on bikes, by 2025. You can review the draft plan here. Once you have reviewed the draft you are encouraged to provide your comments by completing the questionnaire. The… Continue reading Derbyshire Cycling Plan – please provide your comments

The Cycling Group (in conjunction with the Derwent Valley Cycleway) visited the Breadsall Open Gardens event recently in order to publicise the group. A steady stream of interest from an audience outside the sporting or committed cyclist audience that we often meet. A successful event until the early finish due to a storm arriving mid… Continue reading Breadsall Open Gardens and Fete

Last week the DCG met the Derby City Council project engineers for the A52 Wyvern proposed transport improvements. Here’s a heads up on the forthcoming public consultation. There are major changes proposed for both motorised and non motorised users and the Council want input from the public. Please attend the consultation meetings if you can… Continue reading Public Consultation A52 Wyvern planned improvements

Roger Geffen, the CTC’s Campaigns and Policy Director has been awarded an MBE in the Queens Birthday Honours list for “services to cycling”. Roger visited Derby earlier in the year (see this link for a report) and was very well received by the members attending the meeting. In accepting the award, Roger paid tribute to… Continue reading Roger Geffen awarded MBE

If you haven’t yet discovered the Monsal Trail in the Derbyshire Dales then you have a treat in store. Click HERE to see exactly where it is,  how to get there,  and see a slideshow of what it looks like. “Two Wheels and a Camera” (simssycling.blogspot.co.uk) also shows lots of places for good off-road cycling in Derbyshire and… Continue reading The Monsal Trail